Corbett: PA's Unemployed Can't Pass Drug Test
Pennsylvania's governor has a new explanation for high unemployment rates. He says many of the unemployed can't pass a simple drug test. In a recent radio talk show, Gov. Tom Corbett said that while...
View ArticleMontco Moms Turn to Facebook to Consign
Moms have to do it all. From getting the kids to soccer practice, to scheduling every doctor, dentist and eye appointment, from school homework to dance recitals, it just never ends. Moms over the...
View ArticleFree Comic Book Day at Willow Grove Comic Book Store
Free Comic Book Day is always the first Saturday in May, this year May 4. Free Comic Book Day, according to their website, is the one day a year, where local comic shops give away comic books for free....
View ArticlePA Judge Sentenced for Selling Children
A judge should know the law to a "T," making it that much more strange when one breaks it. But according to the courts, that is exactly what former Pennsylvania judge Mark Ciavarella Jr., 61, did while...
View ArticleGive Mom the Night Off for Mother's Day
Between sports, homework, running errands, keeping the house clean, and everything else Mom does, don't you want to give her a special gift for Mother's Day this year? While flowers and chocolates are...
View ArticleHalf Price Frappuccinos at Starbucks Begins Friday
It has finally begun to not only be spring, but actually feel like spring, and local Starbucks stores are celebrating with Frappuccino Happy Hour. From May 3 to 12, between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., get half...
View ArticleCounty Names New Executive Director for Planning Commission
From Montgomery County: The Montgomery County commissioners today announced the appointment of Jody L. Holton, AICP, as the new executive director of the county Planning Commission. Holton comes to...
View ArticleCounty Tries to Get Past Passarella 'Controversy'
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners on Thursday continued to face questions regarding the recent dismissal of Joseph Passarella, the former long-time head of the county's Voter Services...
View ArticleCounty Government Might Sell Its Primary Office Building
Montgomery County could sell and lease back its primary office building as it seeks to avoid spending tax dollars on needed repairs to the facility, the county announced Thursday. The county purchased...
View ArticleUpper Moreland Home May be Featured on TV
Locals curious about the outcome of a TV taping at the Hatboro Cemetery and a Newington Drive home in Upper Moreland Township may have their chance to see the footage after all. Several months after...
View ArticleUsed Book Sale Helps Support Upper Moreland Library
The following information is courtesy of the Friends of the Upper Moreland Free Public Library: When you think of the Library, your first thoughts are probably of books,but a modern Library provides...
View ArticleHow Can We Make Every Day Earth Day? (Sponsored)
Very few events are celebrated around the globe, but Earth Day is. This year, it’s come and gone. But we’re here to ask: What can we do to show our love of the earth on that day, and every day? On May...
View ArticleReverse Commuters: More Coming to Montco for Work
Rush hour in the Greater Philadelphia area feels like anything but a "rush." For some, however, traffic isn't so terrible. They happen to go against the grain, as it were. Instead of heading into the...
View ArticleMontco Sheriff Seeks to Expand 'GREAT' Program
What can they say? It's a "GREAT" program. And, Montgomery County's Sheriff Eileen Whalon Behr hopes it can continue. "The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department seeks to expand the Gang Resistance...
View ArticleApple Mothballs Original iPhone
The original 2007-era iPhone will be categorized as obsolete beginning June 11, according to an internal memo from Apple, published online Tuesday. "Obsolete" status means people will no longer be able...
View ArticleLEDs, Did You Get the Memo?
I was driving to work the other day and a silver car with LEDs and a gaping front end came up behind me pretty quickly, stopping next to me at a red light on Henry Avenue. Though the car could have...
View ArticleUpper Moreland School District Honors Student Musicans and Athletes
The 2013 Upper Moreland School District’s (UMSD) Special Recognitions Program was held on the evening of April 30, honoring nearly 50 student musicians and athletes and over 100 cheering families and...
View ArticleMom Back From Dead, 'Dr. Feel Good's' Defenders Top Regional News
Declared Dead, Long-Missing Mother of MCCC Student Found in Florida 54-year-old Brenda Heist dropped her two children off at school in 2002, and then hitchhiked to Florida with some homeless people she...
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